Past tense of pare
regular verb
The past tense of pare is pared. The past participle is also pared.
Forms of pare
| Base form (V1) | pare /pɛə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pared /pɛəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | pared /pɛəd/ |
| Present participle | paring |
| Third person singular | pares |
Pared in a sentence
- Victor pared some apples in preparation to make a tart.
- He's defrizzed my hair and penciled it in as flowing curls, pared down my weight, added several inches to my height and given my outfit a designer edge.2003, Jacqueline Wilson, Girls Out Late. From the entry defrizz
- The part of the trunk below a shews the cankery state of the bark; which rough cankery bark must always be pared off, otherwise it will infect the new .1902, William Forsyth, A Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit-trees, page 346. From the entry cankery
Meaning of pare
- verb To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
- verb To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
- verb To trim the hoof of a horse.
Questions about the past tense of pare
- What is the past tense of pare?
- The past tense of pare is pared.
- What is the past participle of pare?
- The past participle of pare is pared.
- Is pare a regular or irregular verb?
- Pare is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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